The light of the sword is like the moon reflecting on Kyushu

With Zheng Sanqian joining them, the dinner became exceptionally lively.

Everyone was initially a bit reserved because of Yuan Zishan and Xiong Mengyan, as neither of the women seemed quite normal. Xiong Mengyan kept trying to get closer to Feng Jiuxiao, so Yuan Zishan's expression remained icy cold! Chili and Chang Zijing had already formed a human shield on either side of Feng Jiuxiao, ensuring that Feng Jiuxiao and Yuan Zishan could sit together.

Chili would do anything for her young mistress, even risk her life! Chang Zijing wasn't standing up for Yuan Zishan; her thinking was simple—if I can't have her, neither can you!
Chili even sarcastically remarked, "How can you be so shameless?"

Unfortunately, Xiong Mengyan ignored him, her eyes still alluring and her smile radiant! This made Ouyang Zhong, Helian Rongguang, and the others stare wide-eyed, their Adam's apples bobbing, their mouths watering!
The atmosphere was awkward, but Zheng Sanqian, being astute, immediately saw through it. He then began to employ his adept social skills, starting with arranging seating to defuse the tension. Seemingly casual but actually deliberate, he said, "Miss Yuan, you sit on the east side; Miss Xiong, you sit on the west side; Miss Chang, you sit on the south side. As for the north side…" He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping over Chili and Erni. Chili immediately said, "I'll accompany Miss. You can have her go to the north side."

Zheng Sanqian, without changing his expression, immediately and seemingly naturally said, "Alright, Miss Erni, you sit on the north side. That way, there will be beauties in all four directions. I'm impartial, how about that?"

Feng Jiuxiao immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Great!"

Everyone laughed and said, "Great!"

This way, Yuan and Xiong would be separated without losing face for Chang Zijing and the other women. Just now, Feng Jiuxiao almost thought Boss Zheng was going to say something like "the two beauties sitting on the east and west sides," which would be a veiled denial of Chang Zijing's beauty, wouldn't it? How would that be different from public humiliation? He was unexpectedly so thoughtful and considerate; he's truly a born businessman!
Since Xiong Mengyan had been "sent off" to the other side, Yuan Zishan naturally had no objections!

Xiong Mengyan was naturally a little unhappy, but "it's hard to defy public opinion," so she couldn't openly embarrass Boss Zheng! She could only sit silently opposite Yuan Zishan with a smile on her face.

Wang Sheng and Duanmu Yan naturally sat on either side of her like guardian deities.

Although Chang Zijing was also reluctant, at least Xiong Mengyan hadn't succeeded, which made her feel slightly better, and she also sat on the south side. Big Wolf sat to her left, naturally intending to isolate her from outsiders. No one dared to sit in the empty seat to her right for a moment. Nobody was stupid; could just anyone sit in that spot?
At this moment, Venerable White Lotus smiled and said, "If Miss Chang doesn't mind, may this humble monk sit here?"

Chang Zijin smiled and said, "I don't mind, as long as Master doesn't mind!" Venerable White Lotus slowly sat down.

Erni helped Zeng Yong sit on the north side, with Zeng Yong to her left. Before anyone could hesitate, Zheng Sanqian said with a smile, "Master Zeng, do you mind if I sit here?"

Zeng Yong laughed and said, "It's not up to me to decide, you should ask her!"

Zheng Sanqian immediately smiled and asked Erni, "Miss Erni, is it alright for me to sit next to you?"

Erni blushed slightly when she saw everyone looking at her. "Just sit down, no need to ask me." Zheng Sanqian laughed and immediately sat down. Feng Jiuxiao was to Yuan Zishan's left, Chili was to her right, and Pang Shiwu was to Chili's right. With the women's seating arranged properly, the rest of the people didn't care and sat wherever they pleased.

After arranging the seats, Zheng Sanqian immediately went to the kitchen to help out for a while, and then came back after a while to sit and chat with everyone, becoming the busiest person in the whole event!

The first dish served was stewed yak meat.

Asang placed a steaming hot copper basin on the table, and the rich aroma of the meat made one's mouth water!
Chili closed her eyes and took a deep sniff. "It smells so good!"

Zheng Sanqian had just come out of the kitchen and sat back down: "This beef was stewed in advance, so this dish was served the fastest. It's been stewing for two hours, so it should be tender by now. Everyone, please start eating!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "Isn't it inappropriate to start eating before the wine has even been served?"

Zheng Sanqian slapped his forehead and immediately shouted, "A-Sang, where's the wine?"

Asang responded from the kitchen, "What would you like to drink?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Barley wine and grape wine. Men drink barley wine, and women drink grape wine."

Zheng Sanqian said, "Okay! That's fine! Asang, did you hear that?"

Asang said, "I heard it! Barley and grapes!"

He brought in the two kinds of wine in no time! He brought them in in two separate trips: one jar of barley wine and one jar of grape wine.

Asang broke the clay seals on the two wine jars and began pouring the wine into a dozen or so porcelain bowls lined up in a row. When the barley wine was poured into the first bowl, its aroma filled the entire space.

Seeing how much effort Asang was putting in, Feng Jiuxiao said, "Alright, Asang, put down the wine jar first, and go serve the dishes."

Asang was taken aback, but Feng Jiuxiao's tone left no room for doubt. He immediately put down the wine jar and said, "Okay!" He looked suspicious, hesitated, and then turned and went into the kitchen.

Zheng Sanqian also found it strange, and stood up and said with a smile, "Young master, do you perhaps want me to serve everyone wine?"

Feng Jiuxiao gestured for him to sit down, "Boss Zheng, this wine jar is too heavy, it's inconvenient to lift it to pour the wine, let me do it!" With a flick of his sleeve, an amazing scene unfolded. A wine arrow suddenly shot out from the jar, flew into the air, then arced down and fell perfectly into the first bowl! It filled it to the brim, not too much and not too little!
Then the second, third, fourth, and twelfth streams of wine arrows shot out one after another, instantly filling all twelve bowls! Zheng Sanqian exclaimed in surprise, "Is this sorcery?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "No!"

Zheng Sanqian said, "Evil magic?"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "No!"
Zheng Sanqian asked in confusion, "That's..."

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly, "Martial arts!"

Zheng Sanqian laughed somewhat awkwardly: "Such martial arts actually exist in the world? I find it hard to believe."

Venerable White Lotus laughed and said, "There's nothing I can do if you don't believe it. I didn't believe it at first either, but now I'm used to it!"

Zheng Sanqian reacted quickly, immediately laughing, "Hehe, this is my first time seeing this, so it's understandable that I'm surprised. I'll get used to it next time!" He thought to himself: It seems the rumor that the Song people, led by Young Master Feng, scared away the Gusiluo is absolutely true! At first, he was indeed skeptical! Could a few Song people really scare away the Zanpu? The palace is heavily guarded, with hundreds or even thousands of assassins! Most importantly, the Grand Wizard is still in the palace!

But the news we heard was that the king had indeed run away!
So Zheng Sanqian knew these Song people were formidable! But he was certain they wouldn't cause trouble for anyone else, which is why he didn't run away with them!
But he never expected that his opponent's power would be so terrifying! They could conjure wine into a porcelain bowl out of thin air! Could this be the legendary "power of thought"?
After pouring the barley wine, Feng Jiuxiao pointed into the air, and the mud seal on the wine jar was lifted out of thin air. Then, a red wine arrow shot out from the jar, made a turn in mid-air, and shot into Yuan Zishan's wine bowl!

Several arrows of wine shot out in succession, filling the wine bowls of Chang Zijin, Chili, Erni, and Xiong Mengyan!
He picked up his wine bowl and said, "Come on, we've successfully eliminated the six major families today, let's drink a big toast!" He then tilted his head back and downed the wine in one gulp!
Everyone immediately shouted in unison, "Cheer!" and then they all killed him in one go!
After finishing the wine in his bowl, Zheng Sanqian put it down and asked in astonishment, "Young Master Feng, you just said that you have eliminated the six major families?"

Feng Jiuxiao said calmly, "Yes!"

Zheng Sanqian was shocked, but remained calm on the surface. "It's time to celebrate!"

Feng Jiuxiao looked at Zheng Sanqian with a half-smile, "What, do you have relatives or friends among the six major families?"

Zheng Sanqian laughed heartily, "How could that be? My wife is the Zanpu's niece, not one of the six great families!"

Feng Jiuxiao laughed and said, "That's good! Otherwise, it would be really difficult to face Boss Zheng!"

Zheng Sanqian laughed and said, "Don't let my status as a son-in-law fool you, I have no good impression of this place! If I hadn't been poor and destitute back then, wandering around, and almost dying in the snowstorm when I fell ill, and was saved by my current wife by sheer luck, I wouldn't have married into this family! This is a dog-eat-dog world. If you weren't born into a wealthy family, you're destined to be a tool without freedom, just someone who can talk, suffering oppression, exploitation, and harm! So whoever you kill is none of my business, I'm only focused on making money! Only those who have experienced poverty are so obsessed with making money! Poverty is truly terrifying!"

Pang Shiwu said, "More terrifying than death?"

Zheng Sanqian sighed, "That's right! Poverty can even make life worse than death!" Not having money for food, not having money for clothes—not being able to satisfy basic physiological needs is just that—not being able to satisfy one's mental needs. Being despised, looked down upon, scorned, ridiculed, mocked, and ridiculed. Anyone with a weaker mentality would have been driven insane long ago!
Feng Jiuxiao said, "Boss Zheng, are we not far from Qinghai Lake?"

"It's not far! About 170 li!"

"I've heard that place is now a gathering place for heroes from all over the world! It would be abnormal if there weren't several battles every day! I wonder if anyone is dead yet? How many are left?"

"Hehe! You might not believe it, young master, but those martial arts masters from the Central Plains haven't turned against us yet!"

"Really?" Feng Jiuxiao found it unbelievable. "Why?"

"Because they all want to conserve their energy! So nobody moves! Making the first move would just be doing someone else a favor!"

"I see. So how many forces are there now?"

"The thugs from the six major families are all here! A portion of the Blood Braid Army is also present!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Thank you! Cheers, Boss Zheng!"

Zheng Sanqian laughed and said, "Don't be so polite!"

Feng Jiuxiao said, "Alright! We won't leave until we're drunk!"

Snowflakes were falling heavily outside, but inside, warmth and excitement filled the air! (End of Chapter)